Homemade masala bun/khara bun in cooker | bun recipes | Bun recipes without oven

It is an easy and popular south indian version of masala bun recipe made with plain flour and spices. It is generally served as an evening snack with a cup of tea or coffee but can also be served for morning breakfast. Bun or pav recipe are extremely popular recipe across india and are known for its various types. in north and western india it is known as pav but in south it is referred to as bun.

INGREDIENTS: Warm Milk - 3/4 cup Dry yeast -1 tsp Sugar - 1 tsp Maida - 2 cup Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Few coriander leaves finely chopped Green chilli - 1 finely chopped Few curry leaves finely chopped Chilli powder - 1 tsp Chilli flakes - 1/2 tsp Salt - 1 tsp Butter - 2 tbsp

HOW TO PREPARE:

1. In a large bowl, add warm milk, yeast and sugar. Mix well and rest for 5 minutes

2. After 5 minutes yeast activates

3. Now add maida, cumin seeds, coriander and curry leaves, red chilli powder, salt

4. Mix well making sure everything is well combined

5. add 2 tbsp butter and continue to knead the dough

6. Cover and rest for 1 hour

7. after 1 hour the dough rises and again knead the dough

8.  pinch a small ball sized dough 

9. place the balls with butter paper or oil greased plate 

10. cover and rest for 20-25 minutes 

11. after 20 minutes brush the dough with milk 

12. pre heat your cooker for 10 minutes, remove gasket and whistle 

13. cook it low medium heat for 30 minutes 

14.once the bun is out of the cooker, apply some butter to get a shiny look